I saw a stat about the 84 mins mark which said he'd had 7 shots without scoring in the match. If he'd turned up or De Gea had a off day we'd have been toast with that defence.You are probably better off thanking Lukaku for his clumsy feet than blaming Smalling for almost costing the match.
It wasn't even that stat that I was thinking of - it was the two times in the 1st half that he was through on De Gea but had a huge touch, then the one near the end that Fellani blocked. And other than hitting it really hard, the penalty wasn't placed that well.I saw a stat about the 84 mins mark which said he'd had 7 shots without scoring in the match. If he'd turned up or De Gea had a off day we'd have been toast with that defence.
Mr van Gaal has a luxury problem,now that the season is done. He has a staggering amount of 27! fit players available for the final.